Antiperovskite Solid-State Electrolytes for Potassium Metal Batteries
TS-074726 —
Potassium-based batteries are attractive for large-scale energy storage due to potassium’s abundance and favorable electrochemical properties. However, commercial development is limited by the lack of suitable solid electrolytes that combine high potassium-ion conductivity, chemical stability wi…
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- Inventors: Wu, Yiying; Zheng, Jingfeng
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Wireless charging of chemical batteries with radiovoltaics
TS-074333 —
Chemical batteries provide high power output but are constrained by finite stored energy and the need for periodic recharging. This is often impossible in remote, sealed, or radiation‑intensive environments such as space systems, subsea platforms, and isolated terrestrial installations. Radiovol…
- College: College
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- Inventors: Co, Anne
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Scalable Templating Method for High‑Rate Battery Electrodes
TS-074050 —
As batteries are pushed toward faster charging and higher power operation, conventional electrode architectures struggle to deliver their full theoretical capacity. Dense electrodes often suffer from poor ion and electron transport, leading to large capacity losses at high charge and discharge rat…
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- Inventors: Lorie Lopez, Jose; Co, Anne
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Synthetic approaches for mitigating battery capacity loss in oxide anodes
TS-066056 — The Need
The advancement of lithium-ion battery technology relies heavily on increasing energy density, yet practical usage of silicon (Si) anodes faces challenges due to parasitic side reactions and active lithium consumption. Controlling lithium amounts precisely while achieving uniform distribut…
- College: College
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- Inventors: Co, Anne; Hwang, Jisun; Lorie Lopez, Jose
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Anode synthesis using spray pyrolysis
TS-066037 — The Need
In the realm of materials science and energy storage, there's a growing demand for innovative anode synthesis methods that yield materials with improved mechanical and electrochemical properties. Traditional synthesis techniques often fall short in achieving the desired performance met…
- College: College
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- Inventors: Co, Anne; Lorie Lopez, Jose
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
High-Donicity Anions for Rechargeable Potassium Superoxide/Peroxide Batteries
TS-066015 —
Over the past two decades, the advancement of metal-O2 batteries has been hindered by issues of instability, reversibility, and poor energy efficiency, primarily due to the instability of superoxide in the presence of Li+ and Na+ ions. Existing solutions such as Li-O2 and Na-O2 batteries have face…
- College: College
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- Inventors: Wu, Yiying
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Aqueous Zn-Tetrazine Batteries
TS-064150 — The Need
As the global demand for energy storage devices continues to surge, the limitations of conventional lithium-ion batteries become increasingly evident. Dwindling lithium reserves are unable to meet the burgeoning needs of modern society, necessitating the exploration of alternative solution…
- College: College
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- Inventors: Zhang, Shiyu; Walter, Christopher
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Redox Relay Flow Batteries: hybrid systems for scalable, high-capacity batteries.
TS-050105 — This application relates generally to a novel redox relay flow batteries comprising redox-active solids configured to behave as storage materials and redox-active organic molecules configured to behave as energy shuttles.
The Need
The growing global demand for electrical energy has increased research efforts towards the integration of renewable energy sources into the electrical grid. Generation of energy from petroleum-based sources dominates the current market, but dependence on renewable energy is expected to gro…
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- Inventors: Sevov, Christo; Wong, Curt
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Asymmetric Sulfonamide Salts for High-Voltage Li-ion Batteries
TS-041602 — This two-step method synthesizes novel asymmetric sulfonamide based lithium salts that are highly soluble, resulting in a highly-concentrated electrolyte with a large electrochemical window that significantly suppresses aluminum dissolution even in extreme oxidizing conditions.
The market for electric vehicles is steadily increasing; as it continues to grow one problem consistently holding it back is battery capacity. For this market to expand further, methods for storing large amounts of energy safely and affordably must be developed. One approach is to create more capa…
- College: College
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- Inventors: Wu, Yiying; McCulloch, William
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
Electrolyte to Enable Reversible Dendrite-Free Potassium Plating and Stripping for Potassium Secondary Batteries
TS-037854 — A novel electrolyte to prevent dendrite growth in potassium air batteries.
The Need
Potassium-air batteries have recently emerged as alternative energy storage devices beyond lithium-ion batteries. However, potassium metal anodes suffer from poor reversibility during plating and stripping processes due to their high reactivity and unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SE…
- College: College
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- Inventors: Wu, Yiying; McCulloch, William; Xiao, Neng
- Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder
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